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Ramsden, deputy governor of the Bank of England: The relatively calm market conditions this year may lead to greater risks in the future; In view of the increasing uncertainty of the future, we must continue to be vigilant; We should monitor and evaluate the risks in the UK financial market and make use of our balance sheet when appropriate.Hisense Group layoffs? Insiders: The year-end adjustment is very small. Recently, a number of people claiming to be Hisense employees posted a message on the online platform saying that "Hisense Group is facing large-scale layoffs, with the number of employees reduced from 110,000 to 80,000, and the number of layoffs is as high as 30,000." Another netizen certified as an employee of Hisense Home Appliances said that "the list will be published next week". In this regard, Sina Technology asked Hisense for verification, and the company did not respond as of press time. However, some insiders of Hisense said, "There is indeed internal adjustment, but it is a small proportion for the normal optimization adjustment at the end of the year." (Sina Technology)Armed representatives of the Syrian opposition: I hope to establish cooperative relations with the international community including Russia. Ahmed Toma, head of the armed delegation of the Syrian opposition in Astana talks on Syria, told the Russian media on the 9 th that the Syrian opposition is committed to establishing an independent democratic country in accordance with UN Security Council Resolution 2254 and hopes to establish cooperative relations based on mutual respect with all parties including Russia. Sputnik news agency & radio reported on the same day that Toma said in an interview with the satellite news agency that the Syrian opposition will devote itself to maintaining the operation of state institutions, ensuring security and improving people's livelihood in the future. "We hope to build a civilized, independent and democratic country according to UN Security Council Resolution 2254." Toma said that the Syrian opposition "hopes to achieve stability and has no intention of punishing anyone." (CCTV News)

Market news: Putin will extend the permission of some Russian companies not to consider voting by shareholders from unfriendly countries until the end of 2025.Huaxi Securities Interpretation of the Political Bureau Meeting in December: The policy strength showed an upward trend. The Huaxi Securities Research Report pointed out that the release signal of this meeting was positive. Judging from the significant strength of Hong Kong stocks and A50 futures, the content of the meeting greatly exceeded previous market expectations. There are mainly the following aspects: First, the policy tone is more positive. "Strengthening unconventional countercyclical adjustment", which is used to describe countercyclical adjustment for the first time, reflects the upward trend of policy strength. The policy of this year's two sessions is expressed as "strengthening countercyclical and cross-cyclical adjustment of macro policies", the Politburo meeting in July "strengthening countercyclical adjustment" and the Politburo meeting in September "strengthening countercyclical adjustment". From the point of view of change, it gradually turns to counter-cycle instead of cross-cycle, and the intensity is constantly upgrading. Create a follow-up policy for the market that may continue to be introduced until the economy stabilizes and rebounds. At the same time, the meeting did not mention "coordinating the expansion of domestic demand and deepening the structural reform of the supply side", but directly mentioned the expansion of domestic demand, which is also a manifestation of facing the problem more directly and attaching importance to the demand side. Second, as far as finance and money are concerned, this meeting mentioned "implementing a more active fiscal policy and a moderately loose monetary policy", and the modifier "more" was added in front of the active fiscal policy. A similar expression was found in the Politburo meeting in April 2020, "The active fiscal policy should be more active and promising", and then in May, the two sessions formulated a large-scale fiscal combination boxing (deficit ratio 3.6%+, 3.75 trillion new special debts and 1 trillion special national debts). The third is to stabilize the property market and write the stock market into the 2025 goal. The fourth is to pay attention to consumption. The meeting mentioned "vigorously boosting consumption, improving investment efficiency and expanding domestic demand in all directions". It is expected that the policy of promoting consumption will make a breakthrough in scale and direction. Fifth, the meeting also mentioned science and technology (to lead the development of new quality productive forces with scientific and technological innovation and build a modern industrial system), green (to jointly promote carbon reduction, pollution reduction and green growth, and accelerate the overall green transformation of economic and social development) and foreign trade. Emphasizing science and technology, it is clear that the direction of future policy is in the industrial direction led by science and technology. At the same time, for green, because next year is the last year of the 14 th Five-Year Plan, emission reduction and other targets need to be completed. In terms of foreign trade and foreign investment, the meeting mentioned that "it is necessary to expand high-level opening to the outside world and stabilize foreign trade and foreign investment".National Medical Products Administration publicly solicited opinions on the Announcement (Draft for Comment) on Simplifying the Registration and Approval of Traditional Oral Chinese Patent Medicines Listed in Hong Kong and Macao on the Mainland. According to the website of National Medical Products Administration, in order to implement the strategic plan of national construction in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, further support the development of Chinese medicine in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Macao Special Administrative Region, and better integrate into the overall situation of national development, National Medical Products Administration drafted the Announcement (Draft for Comment) on Simplifying the Registration and Approval of Traditional Oral Chinese Patent Medicines Listed in Hong Kong and Macao on the Mainland, which is now open to the public for comments.

The British Chancellor of the Exchequer called on the EU to remove "unnecessary" trade barriers to Britain. It is reported that during his landmark visit to Brussels, British Chancellor of the Exchequer Reeves called on the EU to remove "unnecessary" trade barriers to Britain in order to promote economic growth. She said that in view of the fact that both Britain and the European Union are "struggling" in terms of economic growth, her goal is to persuade finance ministers of various countries to improve their post-Brexit relations. She said: "The first task of this government is to develop the economy ... and see the improvement of people's living standards. The fact is that these unnecessary trade barriers will lead to a decline in living standards and make it more difficult for British companies to be competitive on the global stage. " She added: "We all want to see our economy grow faster and be more competitive in the world ... One way to achieve this goal is to reduce some trade barriers. This is one of the arguments I will put forward when I meet my European counterparts today. "Bitcoin hit $98,000/piece, down 3.12% in the day.The largest artificial intelligence supercomputing center in Hong Kong was opened, and the largest artificial intelligence supercomputing center in Hong Kong was officially put into service on the 9th, providing computing support for local universities, R&D institutions and enterprises, and helping the construction of Hong Kong International Innovation Center. Sun Dong, Director of the Innovation, Technology and Industry Bureau of the Hong Kong SAR Government, said at the opening ceremony held at the Cyberport that artificial intelligence is a key technology to develop new quality productivity and has great potential. In the face of this wave of science and technology, Hong Kong should keep pace with the times, actively deploy and seize the opportunities of artificial intelligence development. Supercomputing Center will not only provide advanced computing power to promote industrial development, but also become the cradle of cultivating talents related to artificial intelligence and inject new impetus into the high-quality development of Hong Kong's economy.